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Poll: Obama Dodges Blame for Gas Prices

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On Monday I wrote about how the White House, in releasing its energy progress report and going on the TV news circuit to talk about it, was trying to deflect attention from Republicans’ latest attack line: blaming the Obama administration for rising prices at the pump.

Guess what? It turns out that most Americans don’t actually blame the President for the high gas prices—at least so far. This, according to a Bloomberg National Poll out today. (More on the poll from my colleague Mike Dorning). Sixty-six percent of the 1,002 adults surveyed say that “the oil companies and Middle East nations who are taking advantage of [tensions with Iran] to make more money” are most responsible for higher gas prices.

LetemEatCake, and what strategy did Obama employ back in 2008? You drank the Kool-Aid, didn't you? By the way, your moniker "LetemEatCake" is popularly attributed to Marie Antoinette. That is a falsehood. Look it up.

I don't blame the President, I blame his policies, which he does own. Did you see his energy secretary "walking back" his previous statements in front of congress yesterday. Priceless. "I used to be for higher prices, now I am not". You can't make this stuff up!

Let's see if I've got this right. Obama is blamed for high gas prices but is not credited for killing bin Laden. W Bush gets some credit for killing bin Laden but was not blamed when gas prices went up.

maybe not to blame - but he could show more leadership and make more meaningful energy decisions - especially in convincing wall street and congress that speculator rules already set to go into place should not be disallowed - put them in place as set-up

Or more accurately, "Poll: people realize that President is not to blame for gas prices." Only Fox and right wing bozos blame Obama for high gas prices, which is funny since they claimed Bush has nothing to do with gas prices a few years back and Obama NEVER blamed Bush for gas prices. Sorry haters. Actually, no I'm not. Some people really need to get their facts straight.

Obama is only partly to blame, but partly to blame he IS! He said you'd all be paying more for energy costs if he was elected and his agenda was passed, and a good portion is already passed and he's not done yet. Just wait if he's re-elected. Then you'll be paying even more. More of us will have less still than the little we do have, and more of YOU will have less as well.

Get over it. Bush and his buddies pulled a big scam and we will payfor this for years. The republicans are responcible for the oil and gas ripoff, the democrats are ripping us off on other things. Werebeing screwed and most people still want to put hope in a bunch oftrash called republicans and democrats.CONCERVATIVES AND LIBERALS SUCK.